In Alaska, the secession sentiment has always been around. We even have an Alaska Independence Party. And given our geographic isolation from the rest of the US, it makes some geographic sense. The Daily Mail reported a petition to the president to have Alaska secede and rejoin Russia. Was that one of the earlier Russian attempts to cyberjack the US?

I've heard a couple people recently talking about joining Canada which makes a lot more sense, but we know that won't happen either.

You get the picture. California had more than enough excess votes to change the results in these four states and several more. That's assuming that the voting machines weren't hacked. If they were, then none of this would be necessary.

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California Democrats could send out electoral missionaries so to speak who would go live in these states long enough to be eligible to vote. Everything is perfectly legal. No need to change the constitution - though that effort could continue.

"Legal residence-Permanent. Legal residency is not defined in law. However, over the years, the courts and the Florida Department of State/Division of Elections’ have construed legal residency to be where a person mentally intends to make his or her permanent residence.1 Evidence of such intent can come from items or activities such as obtaining a Florida driver’s license2, paying tax receipts, paying bills for residency (light, water, garbage service) and receiving mail at address, claiming the property as homestead,3 declaring the county as domicile, and doing other activities indicative or normally associated with home life. Therefore, legal residence is a convergence of intent and fact. Once residency is established for voting purposes, it is presumptively valid or current until evidence shows otherwise. See Op. Atty Gen. Fla. 055-216 (August 26, 1955). A business address is not typically a satisfactory legal residential address but if the person resides there despite the zoning ordinance, the address could become the person’s legal residential address.4"

So people spreading the gospel of Democracy there ought to make at least a one or two year commitment. But that's how I originally conceived this anyway - a one or two year mission. It wasn't until I saw the short time requirements that other possibilities arose. No, let's do this honestly. No one can be sure how long they will live in any one place anyway. One or two years is clearly long enough.

A year or two in Wisconsin or Florida to save the United States? It's a much better deal than going to Iraq and probably would do more to save American democracy than fighting in Iraq or any other world hotspots.

Californians CAN live in other states. They can survive. They're much more resilient than, say, New Yorkers who don't even know how to drive or that there is civilization beyond Manhattan. A large number of Californians are from other states anyway. They can speak the local dialect and blend right in. It's easier than trying to change the minds of Trump voters (though I expect Trump will do that himself in the next four years.)

After their two year commitment is up and the 2020 election is over, they can decide to stay or move back to California, though many may find that living in communities where they can walk or bike to work is kind of nice.

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